Zombie Outbreak - completed
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 by k10w3 | Discussion: Skinning
I started a new WB skin...looking for some input.
I plan on making 2 substyles, one that is "infected" and one that is "immune" -- the screenshot below is infected (creepy font, bitten start panel, eyeball expander, green edit controls). My intent is that the immune version will have normal font, plain start panel, and light grey/white edit controls, for more of a utilitarian, everyday skin.
Let me know what you think -- good, bad, etc.
Thanks.
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Reply #62 Sunday, September 12, 2010 8:01 PM
I know it's possible, as I did get the maggots to wiggle on the titlebar, it's just too complicated of a graphic, added with everything else that's going on there, to make it look right. I may still animate the uninfected version (not with maggots, though), since it's going to look pretty sparse compared to the infected version, and I know I would be able to resist trying to give it more pizazz.
Reply #63 Thursday, September 16, 2010 5:10 PM
I need opinions. I changed the start button so it was more zombie-ish, rather than skeleton, and added some infected sores, a blood splatter and a big nasty vein on the titlebars Should I keep the zombie button, go back to the skeleton button, lose the infection? What do you think?
Reply #64 Thursday, September 16, 2010 5:16 PM
I like everything except the head. "Why?" you ask? The eyes are very cartoony and the madible position looks like a smile . .and not a "I'm about to eat you smile".
In other news I saw the following and thought of this skin: http://freakingaweso.me/zombies.php
Reply #65 Thursday, September 16, 2010 5:28 PM
Well, that's the pressed state. The normal state looks like this:
Still kinda smiley, but when you mouse over, his eyes show up and he starts moving his jaw up and down (like he's biting).
Reply #66 Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:36 PM
Karen, What do you think of a coffin for the 'close' button, but I'm stuck for the min/max.... whatcha got up your sleeve? 
Reply #67 Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:56 PM
I'm not changing those buttons....I love them too much. I know they aren't scary, gruesome, or horror filled, but inside the zombie infected is a real person, too, and sometimes that real person can be a lovely soul. (some of my favorite zombie movies depict that -- Return of the Living Dead 3, is one of the most romantic movies ever made).
The thing I'm going for here is there are 2 styles -- one is healthy, normal, resistant to the infection, and the other one is infected with zombie chemicals. I need the infected version to still in some way resemble the resistant version, otherwise I'm making 2 different skins and that's not what I'm trying to do.
Reply #68 Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:56 PM
Reply #70 Thursday, September 16, 2010 8:40 PM
OK - I've played around with it for a little, and the smile will stay, but I've figured out how to incorporate a furrowed brow, thus giving him a more sinister look.
Thanks guys!
Reply #71 Friday, September 24, 2010 4:49 PM
I'm having so much fun with this one, I'm thinking about making a series of "monster" blinds, the next one being a vampire one (dark, shiny, sleek), and maybe a werewolf one after that.
Reply #74 Friday, September 24, 2010 10:23 PM
The series wouldn't be complete without a Frankenstein's monster one... sure hope that one's on the cards.
As for this one, well it is looking great and I can't wait to dress my desktop with it. 
Reply #76 Friday, September 24, 2010 11:27 PM
Quoting starkers, reply 74The series wouldn't be complete without a Frankenstein's monster one... sure hope that one's on the cards.
Good idea, Starkers!
I was hoping you'd see it that way. A Frankie blind would be excellent and one I will kook very much forward to, given the appearance and quality of this one.
(thankfully, the bolt through my neck ensures that I won't lose my head in anticipation) 
Reply #77 Saturday, September 25, 2010 5:34 AM
How about a maggot coming out of the skulls eye! 
Reply #79 Sunday, September 26, 2010 12:34 AM
Quoting WebGizmos, reply 77How about a maggot coming out of the skulls eye!
Can I get that a la cart or is it full dinner only.
Nope that's served only as an entree... a dinner-sized serving becomes too expensive due to skull eyes being as rare as hens teeth.
Reply #80 Sunday, September 26, 2010 9:36 AM
Oh...I don't know. They say there's some in one of those history museums. Maybe if you talk to the directors they'll sell you some chicken teeth. lol
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Reply #61 Sunday, September 12, 2010 6:10 PM
I did see that the Agua blind has animated titlebars and still works with WB7!!!